On Wednesday, May 7, practice for the entire team will be at Fort Custer in Augusta from 3:30-5:30. Athletes are responsible for making transportation arrangements ahead of time and need to know a couple things.

First, in order to park at Fort Custer, your vehicle needs a Michigan parks recreation pass. This was the extra $11 you had the option to pay when renewing your registration. If you don't remember, you can check your registration or license plate sticker. The sticker will have a "P" on it as shown in the image below.

Anyone can drive into the park to drop off or pick up athletes without a pass, or you can buy one at the entrance that day (they are $11, good for a year, and work for all state parks). I will be driving from the middle school and can take a few athletes, and I know some students have the pass on their cars. Please make arrangements in advance!

Once in the park, we will be meeting at the parking lot near the beach concession stand. Take the main entrance into Ft. Custer (just East of Augusta on M-96). Follow the road back into the park, past the campgrounds, past the trailhead parking lot, and between the two lakes/ponds. There are two parking lots on top of the hill overlooking Eagle Lake, and we will meet in the first one (at the yellow star on the map below).

Practice will be done at 5:30. If the weather is nice, I think it'd be great to have a team and family picnic, potluck, etc. afterward, but I will leave that up to athletes and/or parents. If anyone is interested in coordinating such an effort, let me know and I will provide any assistance you need.